COPD and asthma misdiagnoses
New York residents who suffer from breathing problems may want to know that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $1.5 million grant to analyze the use of spirometry testing and the effect of diagnostic error on patient outcomes. Contributing factors to the bestowing of the grant were studies that indicated 30 to 50 percent of patients may be given a misdiagnosis of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The Dangers Associated With Road Debris and Flying Objects
Car accidents can happen for many different reasons. However, some common causes of accidents include road debris and flying objects. According to a recent article in The Sentinel, these top causes of collisions are resulting in thousands of car accidents. Whenever an automobile accident happens, it becomes important to determine the reasons that the crash […]
LONG ISLAND: Crossing Guard Virginia Leviner Killed In Fatal Car Accident After Big Rig Ran Her Over By South Franklin and Grove Streets
WE ENCOURAGE ANY WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT TO CONTACT THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (10, 28, 2016) A female crossing guard was killed in a tragic accident after a big rig driver failed to yield to her as he was turning onto South Franklin and Grove streets, according to ABC 7 News. Authorities […]
HEMPSTEAD: Virginia Carol Leviner, School Crossing Guard, Killed In Car Accident After Semi-Truck Crashed Into Her
HERO CROSSING GUARD KILLED IN FATAL ACCIDENT HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (10, 28, 2016) A school crossing guard was killed by a big rig truck that was attempting to beat the light on South Franklin and Grove Streets, according to ABC 7 News. The school crossing guard that died in the accident has been identified as Virginia Carol […]
HEMPSTEAD: Virginia Carol Leviner Dead After Tractor Trailer Crashed Into Her By South Franklin and Grove Streets
TRUCK ACCIDENT KILLS BELOVED SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (10, 28, 2016) – A crossing guard was struck and killed by a big rig on Friday as the driver of the truck appears to have been trying to beat a read light, according to ABC 7 News. The accident took place on South Franklin and […]
Our New York City Construction Accident Lawyers Review Recent Developments in Construction Safety
The construction industry is a dangerous one and employees within this field face a substantial risk of being hurt on the job or of being killed at work. It is important for workers to reach out to New York City construction accident lawyers to understand what their rights are if an injury happens. Workers may […]
Transfer from hospital to nursing home risky for patients
When geriatric patients in New York and around the country return to their nursing homes after a hospitalization, they enter a danger zone for medical errors. When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services studied data from 2014 about these patient transfers, researchers discovered that close to 25 percent of the people with complicated medical conditions experienced harm within a few days after returning to their nursing facilities. Inadequate follow-up care or monitoring and medication mistakes accounted for the majority of these incidents.
Medical diagnoses in the hands of computers
People depend on doctors to provide reliable health care. Unfortunately, many individuals across New York and the rest of the United States are faced with misdiagnoses every year. This leads to patients undergoing sometimes expensive and dangerous treatments that do them no good.
HARFORD: Alicia Stocks Killed In Car Accident After Semi-Truck Caused Rear End Collision on Interstate 81
HARFORD, PENSYLVANIA (October 24, 2016) A woman and her two children were killed in a tragic truck accident after the car that she was driving was rear-ended by a tractor trailer, according to ABC News. Authorities have been able to identify the woman that died as Alicia Stocks. State police are saying that the big rig […]
MANHATTAN: Bella-Yury Krementsova Dead After MTA Bus Accident By Trinity and Exchange
BUS DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL CRASH MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (October 22, 2016) A woman was killed in a tragic MTA bus accident after the driver struck her and dragged her for several blocks, according to ABC News. Authorities have been able to identify the woman that died as Bella-Yury Krementsova. The accident happened on Friday evening […]